Title: Transparent Pain and Suffering
Text: Hebrews 5:7-10
Thesis: We can be honest in expressing our feelings in pain and suffering.
The Series:
This is the fifth message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ through Pain and Suffering.
The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know Christ and
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#6 In the scriptures there is the assumption that anyone who is born again of the Spirit of God, that that person has the very power of God to live a life of godliness. This is not a life that is some unproductive barren wasteland, but a life that is full

The Enlargement of Life.
Living Godliness Transparent in Brotherly Love
Reading: 1 Thes.4:1-12
2 Peter 1:5-11.
Recap [Slide 1 -13]
One of the words you often hear bounded about today is commitment. It is often used in the context of loyalty, more out of duty than out of relationship. The
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Have you ever thought about just how transparent Moses was about himself when he wrote the book of Exodus? Under the inspiration of the Spirit, Moses wrote about everything surround the deliverance of the Jews from Egypt. He shared the good the bad and the ugly. Many times in the book he shared his
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BUILDING THE KINGDOM WILL DEMAND OUR HONESTY BEFORE GOD AND OTHERS AS WE FULFILL HIS PLAN!

KINGDOM BUILDING 101: GET REAL/ THE PLAN
NEHEMIAH 2: 1-10
JANUARY 25, 2004
INTRODUCTION: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TO PROMISE KEEPER IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING JOE WHITE WOULD SHARE: I am a soldier in the army of my God. The Lord Jesus Christ is my commanding
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There are three questions each Christian should ask themselves when it comes to deciding just how far to go in serving the Lord. They are not easy questions, but your answers will reveal much about yourself. In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul gives us a clear choic

Answer this question for yourself: “I feel good about my life when …” In a way, the Apostle Paul could be asking the Corinthians to consider this question when they judge him. If you answer the question: “I feel best when external circumstances are not difficult and when
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THE YEAR OF THE TOWEL – The Towel That Can Only Be Picked Up By You
2 Corinthians 1:1-7 (pg. 803) January 31, 2016
Introduction:
[“The evening meal was in progress and, the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the
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Let's see what Jesus' interaction with Nathaniel (in whom is no guile/deception) teaches us about being authentic in our faith and in our world.

INTRO: 1. ILL. A young boy at the beach in his swimming trunks walks up to a lady sitting in the shade of an umbrella and asked her. “Do you believe in God?” Kind of taken by surprise she responded “Yes” “Are you a christian?” She responded “Why,
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Hypocrisy! The bane of the church. The most common excuse for non-believers. But it is also something God HATES! So much that he struck down dead a Couple for it. This sermon examines 4 signs of hypocrisy, and what to do about it.

In these few verses we see a portrait of fatherhood that is worth examining. So let’s consider 5 wonderful traits a father needs today. (PowerPoint available - #106)

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER
RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK
(Revised: 2018)
(Powerpoint slides for this sermon are available at no charge. Just email me at mnewland@sstelco.com with your request - #106.)
TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
A. Do you remember when men were men & you
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God’s extreme grace is available to each of us, but can only be received by a heart that is exposed and open before Him.

Extreme Grace
Hebrews 4:12-16 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything
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THE STORY OF MY HEART
2 Cor 5: 11-21 (p818) August 14, 2011
INTRODUCTION:
The word of God uses the Greek word "metamorphoo" four times in the New Testament.
It's used in Matt 17: 2 and Mark 9: 2 to describe what happened to Jesus on a mountain when Moses and Elijeh appeared with him
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